and that is why president obama and my husband are moving this country forward. we have already made so much progress in education. think about the things they have done -- double funding for pell grants. those of you who have kids or your son are going to school on a pell grant. they have reformed the student loan process so it makes it easier for students to repay loans. they have made smart investments in our public schools. i have been there. that is where i started out -- in the public-school system. also, we have made community colleges a cornerstone of our education policy. you know, i have been there almost 20 years. i truly believe in the power of community colleges to change lives. i am also a military mom. our sons beau is delaware army national guard. he was a ploy for a year to i raq, and that was a really tough year for our family. that is why i wrote the book. by the way, all the money goes to scholarships for military families. [applause] i wanted people to know what it was like to have a son or daughter, a family member, who was deployed. when we